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Mark 12:28-44

28One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, Which commandment is the first of all?
29Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one;
30you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.
31The second is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
32Then the scribe said to him, You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that he is one, and besides him there is no other;
33and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love ones neighbor as oneself, this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. After that no one dared to ask him any question.

35While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the son of David?
36David himself, by the Holy Spirit, declared,

The Lord said to my Lord,Sit at my right hand,until I put your enemies under your feet.

37David himself calls him Lord; so how can he be his son? And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.

38As he taught, he said, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
39and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets!
40They devour widows houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.

41He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums.
42A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny.
43Then he called his disciples and said to them, Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury.
44For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.